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F. TOGGENBURGER. MULTIGHARGE SPORTING RIFLE.

No. 350,328. A Patehted 001;. 5, 1886.

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UNITED STATES 1i."retest MULTICHARGE seoniino sirtrc SPECIFECA'TION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350.328, dated October 5, 1 886 p Application filed May 18, 1886. Serial XoflOQfiTlh (No model.) I

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. can, a citizen of the United States of America.

Be it know n that I, FRIEDRICH. Tooonnncnresiding at Chicago, in the county of Cook'and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in S 'iorting-Riiies,

7 of which the following is a specification, reter- "ingpieces for shooting simultaneously a number of small balls or shot that,.with scattering to a certain extent, are more certain to hit s the object aimed at.

Heretofore such guns have only been reliable, however, on a short range proportional to a rifle-shot, and it has been my object to produce a shotgun that will enable one to hit the game at a farther range and with more force than has been accomplished heretoiore.

consists ot'ihe combination of a series of gunbarrels into one, each bore to be charged with an independent cartridge, and all-the cartridges to be fired oll'sinniltaneously; also, in

olaeentrnl ritlebarrel havingaseparatehainmer and lock, to be either discharged indcendently or simultaneously with the other bores, or the other bores to be discharged alone without the rifle-barrel, all as will be hereinai'ter fully described and specifically claimed.

1 in the accompanying drawings, Figure l. represents an elevation of the breakdnwnpon- 35 tion oithe lire-arm; Fig. 2, a sectional elevation of'thc same with the barrels opened; Fig.

3, a longitudinal section through the center of the same with the hammers at rest; Fig. 4, a similar section with the hammer for the circuml'erent-ial barrels in the act of cocking and the hammer for the central barrel at rest, and i Fig. 5 a similar section with the hammer for thecircumferential barrels at restand the hamiher for the central barrel cocked. Fig. 6 is a transverse section on lineaa in Fig. 1; Fig. 7,

an end elevation of the breech of the barred from line gg in Fig.2; Fig. 8, an end eleva-.

tion of the cartridge-extractor; Fig. 9, a section on line b b in Fig. 2, showing an. elevation oi the breech shoulderplato ol' the stock. Fig. 10 is a sectional end view on line 0 c in Corresponding reference-characters in the several figures ol' the drawings designate like parts. i I

The barrel A is composed of a series of tubes, one with the larger bore, 1, in the center, and seven (more or less) with smaller bores, .2, secured around the central barrel, by soldering or otherwise, so that all of then: thus combined will form a single barrel. lhc bores oi the several barrels are to he rifled. For that purpose my invention principallyfi The gun=stock is composed oi the wooden butt-piece 13,0. portion of which only is shown in the drawings, of the metal casing C, having extension l), to which the barrel is coon led, and ot' a wooden liner, ll, secured under the barrel and forming a continuation of extension I). At its bottom the barrel A has a log, 3, forming the lllllgl jlilllli with the end of the stock-extension l), and being secured therewith by pivot-bolt at, and at near its breech endthe barrel has two grinhooks, 5, secured toitsboltonnwhich grip-hooksiit into sockets in the extension I), and are secured therein by a slotted bolt, 6, sliding in a longitudinal guideway within such extension .l),

and being arranged to be operated by a side lever, 7, pivoted to the bottom of the extension D, and having secured thereto a crank arm, 8, that engages with a slot in bolt 6, in a manner such that by depressing such lever J the bolt will disengage the grip-hooks 5. when thc'brvcch of the barrel can be turned upward to be clear of the stock, as shown by Fig. 2. The leaf-spring dis coupled with the arm 8, for automatically engaging the bolt 6 with the gripliook 5 when closing the barrel upon the stock.

The cartridge-ext ractor 9 is of a shape to engage the cartridges of all the bores of the barrel, and it has two small guide-pins, 10,,entering guide-holes between the barrel-bores, and

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a rod, 11, that is guided in a hole bored into the lower re-entorccment of the barrel pill" allel with the rifle bores, and extends beyond the pivot-lug 3. This pivot-lug 3 is sp it lotr gitudinally to provide a groove through its middle that communicates with the guide-hole of rod 1 l, and in this groove is pivoted upon bolt t a tumbler, 12, having a canrarni that engages with the slot-ted end of the rod ILaud having a notch, l3,that engages with the shoulder 14 of a pawl, 15, pivotally secured in a groove in the under side of extension llwhieh pawl is pushed into engagement by a spring. 16, placed under the tail end of such pawl, such tail end being sutliciently exposed so that it can be depressed by the forefinger for dis engaging the pawl from the noteh, or for hold ing it out of engagement. \Vith the opening of the barrel by turning its breech up, the the pawl 15, by its engagement with notch 13 of tumbler 12, holds such tumbler to remain stationary with the gunstock, whereby the cartridge-extractor is pushed rearward for ejeeting the eartridgeshells, and then by dc pressing the tail end of pawl its shoulder 1.4 will release the tumbler 12, which, by leaf spring 17, will then be turned to pull the cartridge-extractor into contact with the barrel again. After new cartridges are inserted into the several bores the barrel is replaced and locked upon its stock, whereby the tumbler 12 will also be turned for its notch 13 to en gage again the shoulder 14 of pawl 15, ready t'or the. next reopening of the barrel automatic ally to eject the cartridge-shells. \Vhen the central cartridge has been fired alone, it will not be desirable for removing the shell to have the cartridgeextractor come into operation, because it would also eject the cartridges from the circumferential bores of the barrel, and in such cases in opening the gun the pawl 15 need only be depressed to keep its shoulder l-t out ot'engagement with notch 13 of the tumbler, when the extractor will not be moved, and the cartridge-shell can be drawn out alone without disturbing the other cartridges.

The extension it of the stock is secured to the barrel by a sercw, 18, so as to be rigid therewith, and it covers the spring 17, and provides the soeket for the end of the cleaning-rod 1.9. \Yhen, after loading, thcbarrel is closed, its breech is brought against the shoulder 20, forming part of easing l. and recessed for astceldisk, 21. inserted therein and secured by countersunk screws.

lhe chamber in the easing t, between the breech shoulder-plate and partition 23, is occupied by a disk-shaped hammer. 2t, having a tubular hubat its rear face; and bet ug sleeved upon a guide-tube, 25, that extends from the breech-plate 20 to the partition 23, and is secured in holes of same to be rigid therewith.

This tube is bored for the pcrcussioiriod' 26 to be guided therein. The rod 26 is turned smaller at both ends to provide shoulders. The rear shon hler butts against a shoulder, 27, formed in the tube 25, for limiting the movement of the rod in that direction, with ahead, 28, at the end of rod 26, projecting beyond suchtnbe for the hammer to strike against. The point of the rod 26 projects into a hole in the disk 21. and between this disk 21 and its tor ward shoulder the percussion rod is surrounded by a spiral spring. 29, which, after each hammer-stroke, will recoil and carry such rod to its former position. This percussionrod 26 is for exploding the cartridge inserted into the central hereof the barrel.

The breech shoulder-plate 20 is perforated with ascries of holesone for each circumferential bore of the barrelaud these holes are counter-bored from the front end and are cov-' ered by disk 21, that again has smaller holes in line with these-countcrbored holes, and in each such perforation is placed a pin, 30, having a collar, 31, that shoulders with the rear offset of the counter-bore, and between such collar 81. and disk-plate 21 a spiral spring, 32, surrounds such pin, for the purpose that by striking the rearward projecting end of each pin its forward end will strike the cartridge to explode it, and that 'on releasing such pin its spring 32 will push the pin rearward to its former position again. The hammer 24 is of a diameter such that it will strike all the pins simultaneously, such hammer being forced forward by a volute spring, 33, located behind the hammer and bearing against partition 23.

The parts for cocking the hammer 24, and

the trigger for releasing it, as well as the hammer and lock parts for the central barrel-lune,

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are all secured in an independent frame, 34,

that is fitted into and is removably secured by screws to the bottom of the casing 0 of the stock, to form a elose joint therewith. This frame 34 consists of a curved bottom plate having at its front portion vertical side flanges, between whiehthe several parts are pi voted.

The guard 35 forms the lever for cocking the hammer 24, and for that purpose it has at its front end a split or bifurcated hub, .lti,1)i\'- oted upon a pin, 37, while its rear end has a riugshaped handle and a tongue, 88, engaging with a catch, 39, pivotally secured in a cavity of the plate 34, and pushed by a leafspring, 40 ,to afford only a frictional hold of the guard.

Between the two hub-plates 36 of the lever or guard 35 is pivoted, upon a pin, 37, the tumbler 41, having an upwanlly-projecting cam-arm, 42, that engages with the front face of a downwardly-extending lug of hammer 2t. his tumbler -tl also has a radial shoulder, 43, engaging with a corresponding shoulder, 44, of the guard'lever 35, that, when such guardlever is swung forward, will move the tumbler with it, amt thereby by pushing the hammer 2t backward will depress spring 33. This tumbler 41 also has a half-cock notch, 45, and a full-cock noteh, 46, for engaging the sear 47, that is pivoted on a pin, 48, and has an arm, 49, so as to be belLcrank-shaped, and this sear is pushed into contact with the tumbler 41 by a leaf-spring, 50.

Between the two ilotchcs 45 and 46 the turn- 2 5 a slotted protuberance of the frame 34.

bler 41 has a triangular recess, 51, in one side, and in this recess is pivotally secured an arm, -52, the end of which projects sufficiently beyond the circumferential face of the cam so 5 that in releasing the tumbler ill by pulling the trigger after the hammer has been fullcocked the sear cannot catch in the. half-coek notch, but is carried over such notch by the point of arm 52. The trigger 53, pivot-ed on pin 54, has a straight upper edge about rectangular with the handle portion thereof, over the rear end of which edge a sideward-projecting lug, 55, of the sear.-arm 49 extends in a manner such that by pulling such trigger the arm 49 will. be turned upward, whereby the sear 47 is moved out of contact with the tumbler-notrh 4-1. 'The hammer 56 is pivoted between the side flanges of frame 34, upon a pin or screw, 57, and its hub is tumbler-shaped, with a split crank projection that has pivotallysecured thereto the swivel 53, forming the couplinglink with one end of the main leaf-spring 59, the opposite or rear end of which is secured in This hammer56is in proper position for exerting its force upon the head 28 of the 1)0lCl]SSiOl1-1Od 26, and it is cooked by a pawl, 60, engaging with a notch, 61, of theh-ub of the trigger, which pawl ispivoted to the upwardly-extending arm of a trigger-shaped lever, 62, pivoted in a slotted opening of the frame 31 upon a pin, 63.

. The hub of this lever 62 has a rearward shoul- (ler for the end of a leaf-spring, 64-, to bear 35 upon and to return the lever to its original position alter'each operation of cocking the hammer. The pawl 60 is yieldingl y supported on the end of an arm, 65, pivoted on a pin, 66, andpushed upward by a spiral spring, 67. A second notch, 68, of the hub of the hammer .56 engages the sear 69, pivoted upon a pin, 70, and having a forwardly-pro}ccting arm, '71, with a side lug, 72, at its end, which ex- ,tends under the forward projection of the trigger 53 iu a manner that with pulling such gtrigger the sear 69 is moved away from the notch 68 to release the hammer 56. This sear 69is pushed into contact with the hub of the ghammer 56' by a spring, 73, pressing against the under side of arm 7 I --The chamber occupied by the hammer 24 rand spring 33 has openings from both sides closed by slides 75, that are fitted into dovetailed guidcways.

. nddes'cribed it will be readily seen that either Z .hammer 24-or 56 may he cocked to be fired off 'by the sametriggcr, 53, or that both hammers 24101 56 may be cocked to be released simultaneously for tiring-elf all the cartridges at 0 the same ti nc; and itwill also be noticed that of circumferential bores, firing-pins therefor,

By the arrangen'ient shown a gun thus constructed is compact and complete in its arrangement of parts, and is easily managed.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A breech-loading fire-arm having a central bore and a series of circumferential bores arranged around the central bore, in combination with a firing rod and hammer for discharging the central bore al ne, a series of firingpins for the eircuml'erential-bores, anda hammer common to all of said pins, substantially as set forth.

2-. In a breech-loading fire-arm, the barrel having a central bore, a firing-rod therefor, and a hammer for operating said rod, a series a, hammer common to all of said firing-pins, and means, substantially as described, for operating the two hammers together or separately, as desired.

3. In a breech-loading fire-arm, the combination, with a barrel, A, having a series of circumferential bores, 2, and firing=pins therefor, of a hammer, 24, common to all of said pins, a spring, 33, for throwing said hammer 85 against said pins, and devices, substantially as described, for cocking and releasing said hammer, as set forth.

4. In a breech-loading fire-arm, the combination, with the barrel A, having a central bore, 1, and a firing-rod, 26, therefor, independent hammer 56, for firing said rod, and a cocking-trigger, 62, thereibr, ofa series of circumferential bores, 2, having firing-pins, a hammer, 24, common to all of-said pins, a spring, 33, for throwing said hammer against thepins, a cocking-lever, 35, and trigger-53, and connections, substantial] y as described,for operating said hammers, as set forth.

5. The combination, with the cirenmferen- I tial bores 2'in the barrel A, of the recoil firing-pins 30, a hammer, 24, common to all of said pins, a volute spring, 33, for throwing the hammer against the pins, and means, substantially as described, for cocking and re- ,1 leasing said hammer, asand for the purpose set forth. v I I 6. The combination, with the barrel\ A, having bores 1. and 2,'firing-rod 26 for bored, tube 25, in which said rod works, and ham- I nier 56, for firing said i'od, ol' firing-pins 30 for bores 2, hammer 24, common to all of said pins, and volute spring 33, for throwing the said hammer against thepins, as set forth.

' In testimony whereof I'a'fiik my signature in I presence of two witnesses. w FRIEDRICH TOGGENBURGER. Witnesses:

ANTON SCHOENINGER, HARRIS W. HUEHL. 

